Database settings

8:02 minutes total learning time

In this module you'll learn how to set database periods and restrictions, create a working days calendar, and track your team's Phocas usage.

Phocas product

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4 videos in this onboarding module

Set defined periods for a database

2:39

Create a working days calendar

2:20

Manage default database restrictions

1:30

Monitor your team's Phocas usage

1:33

4 videos in this onboarding module

Set defined periods for a database

2:39

Create a working days calendar

2:20

Manage default database restrictions

1:30

Monitor your team's Phocas usage

1:33

Set defined periods for a database

As an administrator, you can control which defined periods (date ranges) appear in the Period dropdown for each database in Phocas. Learn how to create a new period with a dynamic 'offset' date range for automatic updates, or select from a list of pre-built periods.

Supporting documentation

Set defined periods for a database

Create a working days calendar

Learn how to create a working days calendar to exclude non-working days, such as weekends and public holidays, for more accurate average daily values for your users.

Supporting documentation

Customize working days

Manage default database restrictions

Learn how to manage default restrictions for all users with access to a database, making it easy to set up a secure, default configuration.

Supporting documentation

Manage default database restrictions

Monitor your team's Phocas usage

Learn how to monitor your team's Phocas usage and gain insights into the databases they’re accessing, the favorites and dashboards they’ve created, and the queries they’ve run.